The Miracle Doctor's Two-Face Toddler

701-710

701 Uncovering the Truth (2)

Madam Tan said, “That poison is colorless and tasteless, but his back will hurt slightly. The Great General thought that he was injured when he was practicing martial arts, so he didn’t take it to heart. They found me and told me that the only antidote is that poison that can cause one to go crazy. Whether the Great General lives or dies is up to me. I have no choice. I can’t watch him die…”

The Emperor was puzzled. “But why Helian Beiming? Shouldn’t it be Helian Sheng?”

The expert with the tattoo on the back of his neck was Helian Sheng.

The Emperor had watched Helian Sheng grow up, so how could he not know that he had a tattoo on his neck? Speaking of which, this matter was his fault. When Helian Sheng entered the palace to study with the little commandery princess, the little commandery princess was naughty and fell from a tree. Helian Sheng cut the back of his neck to save her and left a scar. Helian Sheng found it ugly and had a tattoo.

Madam Tan was stunned by the Emperor’s question. After a while, she reacted and said, “It seems that His Majesty already knows that Sheng’er eavesdropped on their conversation.”

Madam Tan did not ask how the Emperor knew. This was not something she should ask about. Moreover, she only cared about the outcome.

She continued, “After Sheng’er was discovered, the State Preceptor recognized him. The State Preceptor sent people to chase after him, but Sheng’er escaped. Sheng’er was seriously injured and was discovered by me when he returned to the manor to recuperate. Under my interrogation, he told me what he had seen and heard in the palace. He originally wanted to enter the palace to return the gift to the little commandery princess, but he was unexpectedly involved in an unexpected disaster.

“I hid Sheng’er. They knew that I had hidden him and forced me to hand him over. When I refused to hand him over, they attacked the general. Then, they threatened me—’This is your last warning. If you don’t hand him over, the Empress can summon him over.'”

That’s right. If the Empress summoned him, how could Helian Sheng not enter the palace to meet her?

The Emperor relied heavily on the Helian family, and Helian Sheng had been the study companion of the commandery prince and princess. It was normal for the Empress to invite him into the palace to see him. Who would suspect that the Empress wanted to kill him?

Upon hearing this, the Emperor felt his fingertips turn cold. His chest was blocked, and his breathing was choked. After a while, he finally found his voice. “You were worried that the Empress would really summon him, so you thought of a way to chase him out of the house?”

Madam Tan nodded. “That’s right. Other than chasing him out, I can’t think of a better way.”

“Then what about the rumor of killing a commoner and the illegitimate child?” The Emperor asked.

Madam Tan said, “At first, I bribed someone to put on a show of letting Sheng’er beat him to death. I wanted to use this to expel Sheng’er from the Helian family. Your Majesty knows that the Helian family’s rules are strict. Old Madam and the Grand General will bear the pain and put aside their family ties, but…”

At this point, Madam Tan’s throat felt a little swollen and painful. “Old Madam doesn’t agree. She said that she’ll kowtow to that person and apologize, begging them to forgive her grandson…”

Thinking of her old mother-in-law who was willing to kneel down to protect her grandson, Madam Tan could not help but cover her face and cry.

“So you came up with another plan and said that you had an affair?”